Press Release Published: May 26, 2023
Grothman, National Security Subcommittee Members Investigate Human Trafficking Risks as Biden Administration Moves to End DNA Testing at the Border
WASHINGTON—Subcommittee on National Security, the Border, and Foreign Affairs Chairman Glenn Grothman (R-Wis.) and members of the subcommittee are launching an investigation after reports indicated that the Biden Administration will end
familial DNA testing used by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to confirm claimed family unit relationships. In a letter to Acting Commissioner of CBP, the lawmakers are calling on CBP to provide documents, communications, and a staff level briefing to understand how children are being protected from the risk of being exploited or trafficked.
“The Subcommittee on National Security, the Border, and Foreign Affairs is investigating concerning reports that U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) will cease familial DNA testing of purported family units on May 31, 2023, due to the expiration of CBP’s contract with BODE Technologies.
CBP has contracted with BODE Technologies since 2019 to perform rapid DNA testing services to confirm claimed family unit relationships. To assist the Subcommittee in understanding how CBP intends to ensure the safety of vulnerable children at risk of being exploited or trafficked, we request CBP provide documents and information, as well as a staff-level briefing,” the lawmakers wrote.
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It was done to match
SEPARATED CHILDREN with their family members (either those who were being detained in other facilities or those who were citizens or legal residents who wanted to take custody). The GOP whined about Biden ending it (where it started under 45 the first time) because they were fixated on "trafficking".
Now the GOP is using it to create a database of fictional "criminals".
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